BC

Highway 3B in Trail is closed in both directions as fire crews battle a blaze in that area.

An officer with the Trail RCMP says police responded to the incident sometime before 1:30 p.m.. He said the incident has something to do with a home, and the fire department is on scene, but he had no additional details.

There is no word on when the road will be reopened.

ORIGINAL STORY: 2 p.m.

Highway 3B has been shut down in both directions in Trail for what is being described as a police incident.

DriveBC says the closure is just east of the junction of Highway 22 and 3B.